EFFECT

The performer removes a card (the 5D, for example) from a borrowed
deck and places it face up on the table. The deck is now mixed and cut.
The performer asks for any number from 10 to 20 (16, for example). He
deals 16 cards one at a time onto the table face down. The spectator looks
at and remembers the top card of those dealt, and the remainder of the
deck is then dropped on all.

Again the performer asks for a number between 10 and 20 (14, for
example). As before, the chosen number of cards are dealt face down into
a pile and another spectator looks at the top card of the 14 dealt off. The
remainder of the deck is dropped on top.

The entire deck is now given a cut and the performer places it behind his
back, saying that he will place the 5 of Diamonds he removed at the start
of the trick right next to one of the chosen cards. This he apparently does,
for when the deck is spread face down, the 5D is seen face up, and next
to it is shown one of the chosen cards. The 5D is removed and the deck
given another cut or two. Behind his back again, the performer succeeds
in placing the card next to the second one noted, and everything may be
examined.

METHOD

This is a variation rather than an improvement over the Annemann
version of one-hand cutting a noted face up card into the center to be
found next to a chosen card. The performer does everything in this case,
finds two cards instead of one, does the trick with a face up and known
locator card, and performs the effect with a borrowed deck.

It is one of those tricks which can safely use the subterfuge of introducing
2 of your own cards into a strange deck, in this case, for example, two
Fives of Diamonds.

During the course of other tricks slip your own two 5Ds in the deck. The
5D belonging to the deck proper is brought to TOP and one of your own
5Ds is on bottom FACE UP. Another card from the deck covers the 5D on
the bottom, and this card is later removed during the shuffling and slipped
to the center. The other 5D is near the center of the deck FACE DOWN.

Turn the deck face up and remove the 5D near center without showing its
back — placing it on the table face up. Shuffle the deck now, keeping the
top and bottom cards in place via the dovetail shuffle, finally slipping the
bottom card to the center. This leaves the deck with your other 5D face up
on the bottom, and the deck’s 5D on top face down.

Ask for the first number. Deal the cards one at a time from the top of the
deck into a pile and have the last one dealt noted. Drop the rest of the deck
on top of the pile which puts your face up 5D next to the first noted card
and also leaves the deck’s 5D on the bottom. Again ask for a number, and
deal the pile out as before. Drop the remainder of the deck on top which
brings the deck’s 5D next to the second card.

Cut the deck once or twice. Pick up the face up 5D from table and put both
it and the deck behind your back. Explain that you’ll attempt to place the
card next to one of the chosen pasteboards — however you actually stick
it into your hip pocket. Bring the deck forward and spread it. The face up
5D is seen. Remove the card just below it for the first person’s card.

Take out the face up 5D, keeping it always face up for it’s your card, and
have the deck cut several times. Say that you’ll find the second person’s
card in the same manner. Go into the actions as before and put this 5D
in the hip pocket also. Spread the deck face down but no face up 5D is
visible. You apologize by saying you must have made a mistake and put it
in face down. Spread the deck face up — and next to the deck’s own 5D is
seen the second noted card ! Naturally, the strange 5D cards of your own
being safely out of the way, everything is perfectly fair with the deck.

(Note by Annemann : This could be an excellent effect to do before the
one-hand cutting trick mentioned. You follow up by saying that perhaps
one of the spectators would like to try it and see how easy is the finding of
a card in that manner. Have him stand at your left or right depending upon
which hand you use for making a Charlier pass. He takes a card, notes it
and puts it back. You shuffle to the top and then shuffle another card on
top of it. Next turn over the top card saying you’ll use it as the locator.

Leave it face up and put your hand behind his back making the one-hand
cut as you do so. Have him hold the deck, take off the top card, KEEP IT
FACE UP, and stab it into the center of the deck. Then he brings the deck
forward and spreads it face down. The face up card that was seen, and
apparently used as a “stabber” is now found face up near the center and
the card under it proves to be the spectator’s chosen one.

Thus he has apparently done the trick himself, although he only pushed
a face down card into the deck thinking it was the face up detective. In
this way, the foregoing trick of Mr. Rungie is brought to a decidedly
interesting finish with the now unprepared and unfaked deck through
definite audience participation.)